Poor Economic Numbers Extend Losing Streak

Here is a weekly recap of the S&P 500 broken down by sector (holding weightings %, YTD % and % of portfolio in top 10 holdings) followed by sector heat map after poor economic numbers extend losing streak. Stocks in heat map are based on the top 10 holdings of each sector ETF. Click on each picture to zoom in. Below is a look ahead of this week’s action on Wall Street provided by CNBC:

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The S&P 500 (SPY) dropped -2.16% this past week. Sector decliners beat advancers 9 to 2 as shown below in the sector graph. Energy (XLE) -3.84% and healthcare (XLV) -3.82% led decliners down. Consumer discretionary (XLY), financials (XLF), industrials (XLI) and technology (XLK) each had losses of over 2%. Communication services (XLC), consumer staples (XLP) and materials (XLB) each had small losses of less than 1%. Real estate (XLRE) and utilities (XLU) each squeezed out minor gains of less than 1%.

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